Open game expected at St. Andrew's Stadium: Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (32500 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Birmingham City in 14th and Sheffield Wednesday in 12th place.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Birmingham City form and stats

Birmingham City have played 16 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Birmingham City drew their last game, also a home match. Brentford (placed 4th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. In the game before, an away victory match versus Barnsley with a 1-0 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Birmingham City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn six and lost three.

Birmingham City are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Millwall awaits in four days.

Birmingham City has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Birmingham City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

6-3-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sheffield Wednesday, who have the most scored goals (27) away in Championship, in their Championship matches away.

Sheffield Wednesday have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 254 minutes ago. J. Windass was the goal scorer.

Sheffield Wednesday failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs Reading (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 0-3. A 0-1 defeat away at Luton Town before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sheffield Wednesday playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Sheffield Wednesday wins, five draws and four defeats.

After this away game Sheffield Wednesday return home for a Championship game against Charlton Athletic. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Sheffield Wednesday has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Sheffield Wednesday have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield Wednesday - Birmingham City 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Birmingham City, three draws and three wins for Sheffield Wednesday. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
12 goals
Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
11 goals
Birmingham CityK. Pedersen
K. Pedersen
4 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 4 17 33
12 6 0 Won W 1 6 12
8 4 2 Drew D 2 3 8
13 6 1 Lost L 1 8 13
42 23 2 Scored S 5 27 41
49 23 4 Conceded C 4 20 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
76% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 70%
45% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 53% 45%
21% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 21%
18% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
61% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 65% 52%
15% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 30%
24% 19% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 18% 24%
 
5.3 6.2 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.5 5.2
5.5 5.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.6 4.6
1.9 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
404 218 32 Total Shots T S 52 205 409
126 70 6 Shots on Target S O 21 65 130
33% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 42% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sheffield Wednesday has the most scored goals (27) away
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 33 17 12 4 59 36 16 7 7 2 34 22 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 63
2 Leeds United 33 17 8 8 48 30 16 9 4 3 23 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 18 59
3 Fulham 33 16 8 9 47 36 17 10 2 5 29 21 16 6 6 4 18 15 11 56
4 Brentford 33 16 7 10 54 27 16 9 4 3 29 13 17 7 3 7 25 14 27 55
5 Nottingham Forest 33 15 10 8 45 33 16 8 3 5 20 16 17 7 7 3 25 17 12 55
6 Preston North End 33 15 8 10 47 37 17 10 3 4 32 20 16 5 5 6 15 17 10 53
7 Bristol City 33 15 8 10 48 46 16 7 4 5 24 23 17 8 4 5 24 23 2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 33 14 8 11 48 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 16 6 2 8 26 24 10 50
9 Cardiff City 33 12 14 7 48 45 16 8 7 1 24 14 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 50
10 Millwall 33 12 13 8 40 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 17 4 8 5 16 21 2 49
11 Swansea City 33 12 12 9 41 41 17 7 4 6 21 19 16 5 8 3 20 22 0 48
12 Sheffield Wednesday 33 12 8 13 41 38 16 6 5 5 14 18 17 6 3 8 27 20 3 44
13 Derby County 33 11 11 11 41 45 17 9 6 2 24 12 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 44
14 Birmingham City 33 12 8 13 42 49 16 6 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 44
15 Reading 33 11 9 13 41 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 17 5 7 5 20 16 4 42
16 Queens Park Rangers 33 12 6 15 51 58 17 7 4 6 33 30 16 5 2 9 18 28 -7 42
17 Hull City 33 11 8 14 47 51 17 6 3 8 27 28 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 41
18 Middlesbrough 33 8 13 12 34 43 17 6 7 4 16 16 16 2 6 8 18 27 -9 37
19 Charlton Athletic 33 9 9 15 41 47 17 6 5 6 22 21 16 3 4 9 19 26 -6 36
20 Huddersfield Town 33 9 9 15 38 52 17 5 5 7 18 24 16 4 4 8 20 28 -14 36
21 Stoke City 33 10 4 19 41 53 17 6 3 8 22 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -12 34
22 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 33 50 16 5 5 6 17 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -17 31
23 Luton Town 33 9 3 21 39 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 17 3 0 14 15 41 -27 30
24 Barnsley 33 6 10 17 40 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -18 28

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 33 17 12 4 59 36 16 7 7 2 34 22 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 63
2 Leeds United 33 17 8 8 48 30 16 9 4 3 23 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 18 59
3 Fulham 33 16 8 9 47 36 17 10 2 5 29 21 16 6 6 4 18 15 11 56
4 Brentford 33 16 7 10 54 27 16 9 4 3 29 13 17 7 3 7 25 14 27 55
5 Nottingham Forest 33 15 10 8 45 33 16 8 3 5 20 16 17 7 7 3 25 17 12 55
6 Preston North End 33 15 8 10 47 37 17 10 3 4 32 20 16 5 5 6 15 17 10 53
7 Bristol City 33 15 8 10 48 46 16 7 4 5 24 23 17 8 4 5 24 23 2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 33 14 8 11 48 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 16 6 2 8 26 24 10 50
9 Cardiff City 33 12 14 7 48 45 16 8 7 1 24 14 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 50
10 Millwall 33 12 13 8 40 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 17 4 8 5 16 21 2 49
11 Swansea City 33 12 12 9 41 41 17 7 4 6 21 19 16 5 8 3 20 22 0 48
12 Sheffield Wednesday 33 12 8 13 41 38 16 6 5 5 14 18 17 6 3 8 27 20 3 44
13 Derby County 33 11 11 11 41 45 17 9 6 2 24 12 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 44
14 Birmingham City 33 12 8 13 42 49 16 6 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 44
15 Reading 33 11 9 13 41 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 17 5 7 5 20 16 4 42
16 Queens Park Rangers 33 12 6 15 51 58 17 7 4 6 33 30 16 5 2 9 18 28 -7 42
17 Hull City 33 11 8 14 47 51 17 6 3 8 27 28 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 41
18 Middlesbrough 33 8 13 12 34 43 17 6 7 4 16 16 16 2 6 8 18 27 -9 37
19 Charlton Athletic 33 9 9 15 41 47 17 6 5 6 22 21 16 3 4 9 19 26 -6 36
20 Huddersfield Town 33 9 9 15 38 52 17 5 5 7 18 24 16 4 4 8 20 28 -14 36
21 Stoke City 33 10 4 19 41 53 17 6 3 8 22 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -12 34
22 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 33 50 16 5 5 6 17 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -17 31
23 Luton Town 33 9 3 21 39 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 17 3 0 14 15 41 -27 30
24 Barnsley 33 6 10 17 40 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -18 28

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.